Total underwear collected is 2,322,395

Thank you for sending us a pantastic 1,528 parcels in February.

Since our last Talking Pants, we’ve provided new pants and new & gently worn bras to 7 organisations:

• 925 pairs of pants and bras were given to Women with Disabilities, an organisation providing support to women and children with disabilities in the Western Area Rural district in Sierra Leone.
• 2,040 pairs of pants and bras to the Kuba Foundation, supporting women and girls in The Gambia.
• 390 pairs of pants to the Lewisham Donation Hub, a multibank supporting those in need living in South East London.
• 270 pairs of pants to the NNLS Destitute Asylum Seekers Drop In, an organisation based in London.
• 1,090 pairs of pants to Happy Baby Community, an organisation based in London providing women who are pregnant or have young children with essential items.
• 72 pairs of pants to Refugees Welcome Crawley.
• 56 pairs of pants to Release Mates, an organisation providing support for people leaving prison.

Thanks to you, we were recently able to provide underwear to The Beatrice Project for the Ntombi Nto Girl Child Network in Zimbabwe. The organisation’s Marcia Hammond told us, “Alongside the sanitary wear and Sexual and Reproductive Health Education given to the girls, the distribution of the underwear provided by Smalls for All has helped girls to remain in school during their periods.”

We were also able to provide underwear to Pelican Parcels, a charity supporting families in the Brighton & Hove area and Sussex with clothes and basic needs. The organisation’s Lucy thanked Smalls for All, saying, “These are things that we don’t often get donated, so Smalls for All means that we can gift new underwear to families and children of all ages. Thank you!”

Over the next month, we want to reach as many people as possible to help us with our latest pants appeal. These are the 3 easiest ways to add to our pants donations:

1. Our buy-to-give wish list, you buy donations at wholesale prices on our website, and we can get the sizes, styles and quantities we need!
2. Donate any whole amount from £1 to £20 by texting 70450. For example:
   To donate £3, text SMALLS 3
   To donate £10, text SMALLS 10
   To donate £20, text SMALLS 20. Texts will cost the chosen donation amount plus one standard network rate message.
3. Donations of new pants and new or gently worn bras can be sent to Smalls for All, Five Sisters Business Park, Westwood, West Calder, EH55 8PN.

On 18 March, we marked Global Recycling Day on our social media. One small way you can help cut down on waste AND support us at the same time is to give your old ink cartridges a second life with Recycle4Charity. Simply choose ‘Smalls for All’ as your charity, and they’ll transform your cartridges into something amazing – refilled for reuse or recycled into plastic ‘wood’ beams. Each cartridge can earn up to £2 for Smalls AND reduces landfill waste. Sign up today and make a difference. www.recycle4charity.co.uk

As always, thank you all for supporting Smalls,
Maria

P.S.
If you’d like to donate, you can do so here: www.smallsforall.org/get-involved/donate-money/
Or
Donate pants the easy way: www.smallsforall.org/buy-to-give/